Buffy Watched as he walked away "Spike! Stop!" she called out to him "Please!" but he ignored the calls. "Don't leave…"
A hot tear rolled down her cheek she had cried so much in the last 24 hours she didn't think there was any thing left, but the tears came harder than ever. Angel! Oops! She had forgotten he had followed her. She turned to find him but he was gone. In one day she had managed to lose the only two men she had ever loved.
Spike Walked in to the forest surrounding Sunnydale, he knew that he needed a place to rest and heal before he could go too far on foot. In the center of the woods he saw a cottage it was rundown and looked abandoned "Hello?" he called into the house. When no one answered he walked in. "Well this is a nice enough place." Now that he had shelter he began to process what had just happened. I walked away…from Buffy.
Buffy needed to find Spike. He couldn't just leave without knowing her feelings for him. But maybe he doesn't have those feelings any more, he walked away. She had to try.
"Willow," she walked into the room where the witch slept, she woke up.
"What is something wrong?"
"No…yes…how far would a vampire with two hurt ankles, that was beat up by a Moon demon and only one hour till sunrise get?"
"I don't know…three miles at the most."
"Thanks, sorry I woke you up." She left the room, she would start looking now. The sun was almost up; this was as good as time as any. She grabbed a weapon just incase.
She started three miles from the accident and searched all around looking for a place that a Vampire could take refuge from the sun.
After many hours of searching Buffy began to think the worst…again. It was 3pm and she knew Dawn would start to get worried. Maybe I should give up. He probably doesn't want to see you. She decided that at 4pm she would leave and head home.
She saw a cabin in the distance, Maybe? She walked up the steep path to the entrance, she stopped at the entrance. She felt something in there, a vampire, Spike. She rushed inside.
"Spike?" she called there was no answer; the first room she looked in was empty. There was a slight groan coming from the back of the house "Spike!" She ran to the back opening the door to a room. There he was sleeping on an old roll out couch. She went to him and knelt by his face. She ran her fingers over his face and in his hair.
She couldn't bring her self to wake him; he looked so peaceful she whispered into his ear "I love you"
Buffy felt the weight on her shoulders lift, and she felt tired. She claimed on to the couch-bed next to Spike feeling for the first time in a while safe and finally home.
Spike woke up alone on the bed. A dream. He thought Buffy might have been there it seemed so real…Wait…the smell…vanilla…Buffy was here. He smiled it was dark and he had to see her. She loved him he knew that now she told him. Take that Angel you poof!
He got up gingerly on his hurt ankle it was sore but he needed to see her. Maybe she said she loved you to say good bye…maybe she loves you only as a friend…maybe her and Angel are together right now! He thought about it, he didn't want to compromise her happiness for his own. He could live without her to make her happy…No he couldn't. He ran out the door toward the Summer's home…toward his slayer.